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block
a solid piece of hard material; an obstruction: block the street
Not to be confused with:
bloc – coalition of groups with the same purpose: a bloc of votes
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block
(blŏk)n.
1.
a. A solid piece of a hard substance, such as wood, having one or more flat sides.
b. Such a piece used as a construction member or as a support.
c. Such a piece upon which chopping or cutting is done: a butcher's block.
d. Such a piece upon which persons are beheaded.
e. One of a set of small wooden or plastic pieces, such as a cube, bar, or cylinder, used as a building toy.
f. Printing A large amount of text.
g. Sports A starting block.
2. A stand from which articles are displayed and sold at an auction: Many priceless antiques went on the block.
3. A mold or form on which an item is shaped or displayed: a hat block.
4. A substance, such as wood or stone, that has been prepared for engraving.
5.
a. A pulley or a system of pulleys set in a casing.
b. An engine block.
6. A bloc.
7. A set of like items, such as shares of stock, sold or handled as a unit.
8. A group of four or more unseparated postage stamps forming a rectangle.
9. Canadian A group of townships in an unsurveyed area.
10.
a. A usually rectangular section of a city or town bounded on each side by consecutive streets.
b. A segment of a street bounded by consecutive cross streets and including its buildings and inhabitants.
11. A large building divided into separate units, such as apartments.
12. A length of railroad track controlled by signals.
13. Something that obstructs; an obstacle: The disabled car formed a block in traffic.
14. The act of preventing someone or something from advancing, passing, or progressing, as:
a. Sports An act of bodily obstruction, as of a player or the ball.
b. Football An act of legally using one's body to obstruct or move a defensive player so that a player in possession of the ball may advance downfield, pass, or otherwise execute an offensive play.
15. Medicine Interruption or obstruction of a physiological function: nerve block.
16. Psychology A sudden cessation of speech or a thought process without an immediate observable cause, sometimes considered a consequence of repression. Also called mental block.
17. Slang The human head: threatened to knock my block off.
v. blocked, block·ing, blocks
v.tr.
1.
a. To stop or impede the passage of or movement through; obstruct: block traffic; mud that blocked the pipe.
b. To prevent from happening, succeeding, or progressing: blocked every attempt to reform the rules.
c. To shut out from view: a curtain blocking the stage.
d. To stop the passage of (a motion or bill) in a legislative assembly.
e. Sports To prevent or slow the movement of (an opponent) by using one's body, as by making a block in football.
f. Sports To stop or deflect (a ball or puck) by using one's body.
g. Medicine To interrupt or obstruct the functioning of (a physiological process), especially by the use of drugs.
h. Psychology To fail to remember.
2. To support, strengthen, or retain in place by means of a block.
3. To shape, mold, or form with or on a block: block a hat.
4. To indicate broadly without great detail; sketch. Often used with out: block out a plan of action; block out stage movements.
5. To run (trains) on a block system.
v.intr.
Phrasal Verb: 1. Sports
a. To obstruct the movement of an opponent by using one's body.
b. To stop or deflect a ball or puck by using one's body.
2. To suffer a mental block. Often used with on: I blocked on his name.
block out
Idioms: 1. To cover over so as to be illegible: block out sensitive information from a document before releasing it.
2. To repress (a traumatic event, for example) from conscious memory.
go on the block
To be offered for sale.
out of the blocks
From a starting position, as in a race or contest: The company has in the past been slow out of the blocks to adapt to consumer tastes.
put on the block
To offer for sale.
[Middle English blok, from Old French bloc, from Middle Dutch.]
block′er n.
Synonyms: block, hide1, obscure, obstruct, screen, shroud
These verbs mean to cut off from sight: a tree that blocked the view; a road hidden by brush; mist that obscured the mountain peak; skyscrapers obstructing the sky; a fence that screens the alley; a face shrouded by a heavy veil.
These verbs mean to cut off from sight: a tree that blocked the view; a road hidden by brush; mist that obscured the mountain peak; skyscrapers obstructing the sky; a fence that screens the alley; a face shrouded by a heavy veil.
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block
(blɒk)n
1. (Building) a large solid piece of wood, stone, or other material with flat rectangular sides, as for use in building
2. any large solid piece of wood, stone, etc, usually having at least one face fairly flat
3. such a piece on which particular tasks may be done, as chopping, cutting, or beheading
4. Also called: building block one of a set of wooden or plastic cubes as a child's toy
5. a form on which things are shaped or displayed: a wig block.
6. slang a person's head (esp in the phrase knock someone's block off)
7. do one's block slang Austral and NZ to become angry
8. a dull, unemotional, or hardhearted person
9. (Civil Engineering) a large building of offices, flats, etc
10. (Civil Engineering)
a. a group of buildings in a city bounded by intersecting streets on each side
b. the area or distance between such intersecting streets
11. Austral and NZ an area of land for a house, farm, etc
12. Austral and NZ a log, usually a willow, fastened to a timber base and used in a wood-chopping competition
13. (Sociology) an area of land, esp one to be divided for building or settling
14. (Automotive Engineering) See cylinder block
15. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding)
a. a piece of wood, metal, or other material having an engraved, cast, or carved design in relief, used either for printing or for stamping book covers, etc
b. Brit a letterpress printing plate, esp one mounted type-high on wood or metal
16. (Mechanical Engineering) a casing housing one or more freely rotating pulleys. See also block and tackle
17. (Commerce) on the block chiefly US and Canadian up for auction
18. the act of obstructing or condition of being obstructed, as in sports
19. an obstruction or hindrance
20. (Pathology) pathol
a. interference in the normal physiological functioning of an organ or part
b. See heart block
c. See nerve block
21. (Psychology) psychol a short interruption of perceptual or thought processes
22. obstruction of an opponent in a sport
23. (Commerce)
a. a section or quantity, as of tickets or shares, handled or considered as a single unit
b. (as modifier): a block booking; block voting.
24. (Railways)
a. a stretch of railway in which only one train may travel at a time
b. (as modifier): a block signal.
25. (Philately) an unseparated group of four or more postage stamps. Compare strip13
26. a pad of paper
27. (Computer Science) computing a group of words treated as a unit of data on a tape, disk, etc
28. (Athletics (Track & Field)) athletics short for starting block
29. (Cricket) cricket a mark made near the popping crease by a batsman to indicate his position in relation to the wicket
30. a chip off the old block informal a person who resembles one of his or her parents in behaviour
vb (mainly tr)
31. to shape or form (something) into a block
32. (General Engineering) to fit with or mount on a block
33. (Crafts) to shape by use of a block: to block a hat.
34. (often foll by up) to obstruct (a passage, channel, etc) or prevent or impede the motion or flow of (something or someone) by introducing an obstacle: to block the traffic; to block up a pipe.
35. to impede, retard, or prevent (an action, procedure, etc)
36. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to stamp (a title, design, etc) on (a book cover, etc) by means of a block (see sense 12), esp using gold leaf or other foil
37. (Economics) (esp of a government or central bank) to limit the use or conversion of assets or currency
38. (also intr) sport to obstruct or impede movement by (an opponent)
39. (Psychology) (intr) to suffer a psychological block
40. (Physiology) to interrupt a physiological function, as by use of an anaesthetic
41. (Cricket) (also intr) cricket to play (a ball) defensively
[C14: from Old French bloc, from Dutch blok; related to Old High German bloh]
ˈblocker n
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block
(blɒk)n.
1. a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usu. with one or more flat or approximately flat faces.
2. a hollow masonry building unit of cement, terra cotta, etc.
3. one of a set of cube-shaped pieces used as a child's toy in building.
4. a mold or piece on which something is shaped or kept in shape.
5. a piece of wood used in the art of making woodcuts or wood engravings.
6. a stump or other structure on which a condemned person is beheaded.
7. a platform for an auctioneer.
9. a part enclosing one or more freely rotating, grooved pulleys, about which ropes or chains pass to form a hoisting or hauling tackle.
10. an obstacle, obstruction, or hindrance.
11. a stoppage in or difficulty in proceeding with mental processes, speech, or writing: a mental block; writer's block.
12. heart block.
13. Sports. a hindering of an opponent or an opponent's play.
14. a quantity, portion, or section taken as a unit or dealt with at one time: a block of theater tickets.
15. a small section of a city, town, etc., enclosed by neighboring and intersecting streets.
16. the length of one side of such a section: to walk two blocks.
17. a large building divided into separate apartments, offices, shops, etc.
18. a group of computer data stored and processed as a unit.
19. the base on which a printing plate is mounted to make it type-high.
20. any of the short lengths into which a railroad track is divided for signaling purposes.
21. a group of four or more unseparated stamps not in a strip.
22. Slang a person's head.
v.t. 23. to obstruct by placing obstacles in the way: to block one's exit.
24. to fit with blocks; mount on a block.
25. to shape or prepare on or as if on a block: to block a sweater.
26. to plot stage movements of or for (often followed by out).
27. to mark off (a portion of text or data) for moving, deleting, printing, etc., as in word processing.
28. to stop the passage of impulses in (a nerve).
29. Sports.
v.i. a. to obstruct or impede (an opposing player) by physical contact.
b. to deflect (an opponent's pass, kick, or shot) during play.
30. Sports. to obstruct an opposing player physically or deflect an opponent's pass, kick, or shot.
31. to block a play, performer, scene, stage, etc.
32. to suffer a block.
Idioms: on the block, for sale at auction.
[1275–1325; Middle English blok log, stump (< Middle French bloc) < Middle Dutch blok]
block′a•ble, adj.
Block
(blɒk)n.
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block
- Derives from Middle Dutch blok, "tree trunk."See also related terms for tree trunk.
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Block
a quantity, number, or a section of something; a large quantity of anything dealt with at once, in a mass, wholesale; a group of houses or a building consisting of flats.Examples: blocks of bonds; of flats; of shares.
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block
Past participle: blocked
Gerund: blocking
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block
Segment of a match played to an agreed point requirement—usually 150 in title matches.
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| Noun | 1. |  block - a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks"anvil - a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering chopping block - a steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split crosshead - metal block that connects to a piston; it slides on parallel guides and moves a connecting rod back and forth square block, cube - a block in the (approximate) shape of a cube domino - a small rectangular block used in playing the game of dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can bear 0 to 6 dots block of metal, ingot, metal bar - metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling nog - a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it nut - a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt inking pad, inkpad, stamp pad, pad - a block of absorbent material saturated with ink; used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp slab - block consisting of a thick piece of something starting block - block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race step - a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed swage block - an iron block cut with holes and grooves to assist in cold working metal type - a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper; "he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up" |
| 2. |  block - a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next block" | |
| 3. |  block - a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sidesgoldbrick - a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not solid - a three-dimensional shape | |
| 4. | block - a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit; "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the company's stock" aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole | |
| 5. |  block - housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing"hospital ward, ward - block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; "they put her in a 4-bed ward" | |
| 6. |  block - (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted; "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably"computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures computer memory unit - a unit for measuring computer memory sector - the minimum track length that can be assigned to store information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data consists of 512 bytes bad block - (computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data | |
| 7. |  block - an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block"inability - lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something writer's block - an inability to write; "he had writer's block; the words wouldn't come" | |
| 8. |  block - a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the ropeblock and tackle - pulley blocks with associated rope or cable bullock block - a pulley-block at the head of a topmast fairlead - a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing idle pulley, idle wheel, idler pulley - a pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it simple machine, machine - a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point | |
| 9. |  block - a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked"piston chamber, cylinder - a chamber within which piston moves internal-combustion engine, ICE - a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine reciprocating engine - an internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders | |
| 10. |  block - an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"breech closer, breechblock - a metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing impedimenta, obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment - any structure that makes progress difficult vapor lock, vapour lock - a stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor) | |
| 11. |  block - a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block"platform - a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform" | |
| 12. |  block - the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movementsobstruction - getting in someone's way interference - (American football) blocking a player's path with your body; "he ran interference for the quarterback" trap block - (American football) an illegal block parry - (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword | |
| Verb | 1. |  block - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path" close - bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours" |
| 2. | block - hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" stonewall - obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls" foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" filibuster - obstruct deliberately by delaying check - block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey hang - prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury bottleneck - slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system" | |
| 3. |  block - stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process"embargo - prevent commerce; "The U.S. embargoes Libya" foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project" stay - stop a judicial process; "The judge stayed the execution order" | |
| 4. |  block - interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station"cut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" barrage jam - jam an entire frequency spectrum; "During the Cold War, the Soviets routinely barrage jammed to interfere with transmissions from the West" point jam - jam a narrow band of frequencies; "We can counter point-jamming effectively" spot jam - jam a single frequency; "This operator is spot-jammed" blanket jam - jam a broad spectrum of frequencies to affect all communications in the area except for directional antenna communications | |
| 5. | block - run on a block system; "block trains" | |
| 6. |  block - interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia; "block a nerve"; "block a muscle"anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize, put under, put out - administer an anesthetic drug to; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth" | |
| 7. |  block - shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" | |
| 8. |  block - stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover" | |
| 9. |  block - obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" | |
| 10. |  block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"barricade - prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded" asphyxiate, suffocate, stifle, choke - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" tie up - restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred" barricade, block, block up, blockade, block off, bar, stop - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" | |
| 11. | block - support, secure, or raise with a block; "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car" | |
| 12. |  block - impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack"fence - fight with fencing swords | |
| 13. |  block - be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"slip one's mind, slip - pass out of one's memory | |
| 14. |  block - shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment" | |
| 15. | block - shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly" | |
| 16. | block - prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" |
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block
noun
3. batch, group, lot, collection, quantity, bunch Those booking a block of seats get them at reduced rates.
4. obstruction, bar, barrier, obstacle, impediment, hindrance a block to peace
verb
1. obstruct, close, stop, cut off, plug, choke, clog, shut off, stop up, bung up (informal) When the shrimp farm is built it will block the stream.
obstruct open, clear, unblock, unclog
obstruct open, clear, unblock, unclog
2. obscure, bar, cut off, interrupt, obstruct, get in the way of, shut off a row of spruce trees that blocked his view
3. shut off, stop, bar, cut off, head off, hamper, obstruct, get in the way of The police officer blocked his path.
block something out
1. remove, eradicate, excise, obliterate, efface, blot out, expunge I had to block the thought out of my mind.
2. cover, block, cloud, shade, mask, conceal, eclipse, overshadow, cloak, shroud, adumbrate, befog, bedim Thick fog blocked out the daylight.
block something up clog (up), jam (up), stop up, bung up, congest Powdering a sweaty nose will only block up the pores.
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block
noun1. Something that impedes or prevents entry or passage:
2. To plug up something, as a hole, space, or container:
block in or out
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Translations
blokblokovatobstrukcepřekážkašpalek
blokblokerekarréklodsskærebræt
sulkutukkiakorttelikuutiolohkare
לחסוםלסנן
blokblokiratiprepreka
háztömbirodaházútakadály
hindrahindrun; vegatálmihúsaröî sem afmarkast af fjórum götumhúsasamstæîakjöthögg, fjalhögg
ふさぐブロック塊閉塞物
덩어리막다벽돌장애물
blokadablokuotibukagalvisdidžioji spausdintinė raidėkamštis
aizkavētaizsprostojumsaizsprostotbloķētbluķis
klátkváder
blokblokiratikladakockazapora
blockerakvarterklossknoppskalle
กีดขวางช่วงตึกชิ้นหรือของหรือวัสดุที่เป็นของแข็งสิ่งกีดขวาง
khốikhu nhàphong tỏatrở ngại
block
[blɒk]A. N
1. [of stone] → bloque m; [of wood] → zoquete m, tarugo m; (for paving) → adoquín m; (butcher's, executioner's) → tajo m; (= toy) (also building block) → cubo m; [of brake] → zapata f; [of cylinder] → bloque m
on the block (US) → con dinero contante y sonante, a tocateja (Sp)
see also chip
on the block (US) → con dinero contante y sonante, a tocateja (Sp)
see also chip
2. (= building) → bloque m (esp US) (= group of buildings) → manzana f, cuadra f (LAm)
block of flats (Brit) → bloque m de pisos (Sp), edificio m de departamentos (LAm)
to walk around the block → dar la vuelta a la manzana
three blocks from here (esp US) → a tres manzanas de aquí
block of flats (Brit) → bloque m de pisos (Sp), edificio m de departamentos (LAm)
to walk around the block → dar la vuelta a la manzana
three blocks from here (esp US) → a tres manzanas de aquí
3. (= section) [of tickets, stamps] → serie f
block of seats → grupo m de asientos
block of shares → paquete m de acciones
block of seats → grupo m de asientos
block of shares → paquete m de acciones
4. (= blockage) (in pipe, gen) → atasco m (Med) → bloqueo m
writer's block → bloqueo m de escritor
to have a mental block → tener un bloqueo mental
writer's block → bloqueo m de escritor
to have a mental block → tener un bloqueo mental
6. (Sport) blocks (also starting blocks) → tacos mpl de salida
to be first/last off the blocks → ser el más rápido/lento en la salida (fig) → ser el más/menos madrugador
to be first/last off the blocks → ser el más rápido/lento en la salida (fig) → ser el más/menos madrugador
7. (Comput) → bloque m
B. VT
1. (= obstruct) [+ road, gangway] → bloquear; [+ traffic, progress] → estorbar, impedir; [+ pipe] → obstruir (Parl) [+ bill] → bloquear (Comm) [+ account] → bloquear (Sport) → bloquear, parar
to block sb's way → cerrar el paso a algn
he stopped in the doorway, blocking her view → se paró en la entrada, tapándole la vista
am I blocking your view? → ¿te estoy tapando?
the road is blocked in four places → el camino está cortado en cuatro lugares
"road blocked" → cerrado (por obras)
my nose is blocked → tengo la nariz taponada
to block sb's way → cerrar el paso a algn
he stopped in the doorway, blocking her view → se paró en la entrada, tapándole la vista
am I blocking your view? → ¿te estoy tapando?
the road is blocked in four places → el camino está cortado en cuatro lugares
"road blocked" → cerrado (por obras)
my nose is blocked → tengo la nariz taponada
2. (Comput) → agrupar
D. CPD block and tackle N (Tech) → aparejo m de poleas
block booking N → reserva f en bloque
block capitals NPL → (letras fpl) mayúsculas fpl
in block capitals → en mayúsculas, en letra or caracteres de imprenta
block diagram N → diagrama m de bloques
block grant N → subvención f en bloque
block letters NPL = block capitals block release N (Brit) (Scol) → exención f por estudios
block vote N → voto m por representación
block booking N → reserva f en bloque
block capitals NPL → (letras fpl) mayúsculas fpl
in block capitals → en mayúsculas, en letra or caracteres de imprenta
block diagram N → diagrama m de bloques
block grant N → subvención f en bloque
block letters NPL = block capitals block release N (Brit) (Scol) → exención f por estudios
block vote N → voto m por representación
block in VT + ADV (= sketch roughly) → esbozar
block out VT + ADV
3. (= sketch roughly) [+ scheme, design] → esbozar
block up VT + ADV
1. (= obstruct) [+ passage] → obstruir; [+ pipe] → atascar
my nose is all blocked up → tengo la nariz taponada
my nose is all blocked up → tengo la nariz taponada
2. (= fill in) [+ gap] → cerrar
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block
[ˈblɒk] n
(= large building) → immeuble m
He lives in our block → Il habite dans notre immeuble.
3 blocks from here → à trois rues d'ici
a block of flats → un immeuble
He lives in our block → Il habite dans notre immeuble.
3 blocks from here → à trois rues d'ici
a block of flats → un immeuble
(= several buildings) → pâté m (de maisons)
(also butcher's block) → billot m
to lay one's head on the block, to put one's head on the block → mettre sa tête sur le billot
to lay one's head on the block, to put one's head on the block → mettre sa tête sur le billot
[tickets] → série f
(= blockage) (in pipes) → obstruction f
(= psychological problem) mental block → blocage m
to have a mental block about sth → faire un blocage (psychologique) sur qch
to have a mental block about sth → faire un blocage (psychologique) sur qch
(= toy) → cube m
block and tackle (TECHNICAL) → palan m
vt
[+ legislation, agreement, imports] → bloquer
(COMPUTING) → grouper, sélectionner
block off
vt (= close) → boucher, condamnerblock out
vt [+ memories] → refoulerblock up
vt [+ hole, ventilator, sink] → boucher
vi → se boucher
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
block
n
→ Block m, → Klotz m; (= executioner’s block) → Richtblock m; (= engine block) → Motorblock m; blocks (= toys) → (Bau)klötze pl; huge ugly blocks of concrete → riesige, hässliche Betonklötze; to be sent to/to go to the block → dem Henker überantwortet werden/vor den Henker treten; to put or lay one’s head on the block (fig) → Kopf und Kragen riskieren
(= building) → Block m; block of flats (Brit) → Wohnblock m; to take a stroll round the block → einen Spaziergang um den Block machen; she lived in the next block/three blocks from us (esp US) → sie wohnte im nächsten Block/drei Blocks or Straßen weiter
(= division of seats) → Block m
(= obstruction, in pipe, Med) → Verstopfung f; (mental) → geistige Sperre (→ about in Bezug auf +acc), → Mattscheibe f (inf); I’ve a mental block about it → da habe ich totale Mattscheibe (inf)
(Comput) → Block m
(of tickets, shares) → Block m
(usu pl: also starting block) → Startblock m; to be first off the (starting) blocks (fig) → als Erster aus den Startlöchern kommen; new kid on the block (inf) → Neuling m, → Newcomer m (inf)
(Typ) → Druckstock m
vt
road, harbour, wheel, deal, move, sale → blockieren; plans also → im Wege stehen (+dat); traffic also, progress → aufhalten; pipe → verstopfen; (Ftbl) one’s opponent → blocken; ball → stoppen; to block somebody’s way/view → jdm den Weg/die Sicht versperren
credit → sperren
(Comput) → blocken
vi (Sport) → blocken
block
:block and tackle
n → Flaschenzug m
block booking
n (= travel booking) → Gruppenbuchung f; (Theat) → Gruppenbestellung f
block brake
n (Tech) → Backenbremse f
block grant
n → Pauschalsubvention f
blockhead
n (inf) → Dummkopf m
blockhouse
n → Blockhaus nt
block
:block letters
pl → Blockschrift f
block vote
n → Stimmenblock m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
block
[blɒk]1. n
a. (of stone, ice) → blocco; (toy) → cubo (per fare le costruzioni); (butcher's, executioner's) → ceppo
to knock sb's block off (fam) → rompere la zucca a qn
to knock sb's block off (fam) → rompere la zucca a qn
2. vt (gen) (Comput) → bloccare; (pipe) → ingorgare, bloccare (Ftbl) → stoppare
to block sb's way → sbarrare la strada a qn
to block sb's view → coprire la vista a qn
to block sb's way → sbarrare la strada a qn
to block sb's view → coprire la vista a qn
block in vt + adv
a. to block sb in (with car) → chiudere qn (con l'auto)
b. (fill with paint) → colorare
block off vt + adv → bloccare
block out vt + adv (obscure, light) → escludere (obliterate, picture) → cancellare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
block
(blok) noun1. a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc. blocks of stone.
2. a piece of wood used for certain purposes. a chopping-block.
3. a connected group of houses, offices etc. a block of flats; an office block.
4. a barrier. a road block.
5. (especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets. a walk round the block.
verb to make (progress) difficult or impossible. The crashed cars blocked the road.
blocˈkade (-ˈkeid) noun something which blocks every approach to a place by land or sea.
verbThe ships blockaded the town.
ˈblockage (-kidʒ) noun something causing a pipe etc to be blocked. a blockage in the pipe.
blocked adjective obstructed. I have a bad cold – my nose is blocked.
block capital/letter a capital letter written in imitation of printed type, eg the letters in NAME.
ˈblockhead noun a stupid person.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
block
→ حَاجِز, كُتْلَة, مُجْمُوعَةُ البِنَايَات, يـَمْنَعُ blok, obstrukce, zablokovat blok, blokere, spærring Absperrung, blockieren, Klotz, Wohnblock εμποδίζω, εμπόδιο, οικοδομικό τετράγωνο, στερεό τεμάχιο bloque, bloquear, escollo, manzana, obstrucción kortteli, lohko, sulku, tukkia bloc, blocage, bloquer, pâté de maisons blok, blokirati, prepreka bloccare, blocco, isolato ふさぐ, ブロック, 塊, 閉塞物 덩어리, 막다, 벽돌, 장애물 blok, blokkeren, versperring blokk, blokkere, hinder, kloss blok, bryła, zablokować, zatkanie bloco, bloquear, bloqueio, quarteirão блок, блокировать, квартал, препятствие blockera, hinder, kloss, kvarter กีดขวาง, ช่วงตึก, ชิ้นหรือของหรือวัสดุที่เป็นของแข็ง, สิ่งกีดขวาง blok, engel, tıkamak khối, khu nhà, phong tỏa, trở ngại 块, 封锁, 街区, 阻塞Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
block
n. bloqueo, obstrucción;
vt. obstruir, bloquear.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
block
n bloqueo; bundle branch — bloqueo de rama; heart — bloqueo cardíaco; nerve — bloqueo nervioso; vt (pharm, physio) bloquear; (anat, surg) obstruirEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.